# Networking Utilities

Ben Jackson (bjj@sequent.com)
Thu, 16 May 1996 09:07:20 PDT

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    In message <v03006604adc092835fb6@[132.76.55.130]> , you wrote:
    > >I'm curious if anyone else has developed fully-functional SMTP and/or POP
    > >systems in MOOCode.

    I wrote a MOO popper (that is, a POP3 daemon within the MOO, for helping
    people move mail OUT of the database).  It's on JHM, #2283 (POP3 Daemon),
    and #1072 (POP3 Worker).  I don't think many people used it, since it
    hasn't been running since the last reboot, and I haven't seen any
    complaints.

    What I really like is the MOO NNTP server, which makes it possible to
    read public mailing lists with your favorite newsreader (provided you
    can either make your MOO listen on port 119, or make the newsreader talk
    to a port other than 119).  Unfortunately MOOmail doesn't thread very
    well (most newsreaders fall back on subjects and turn 10% of the mailing
    list into one "thread" of messages with no subject).  If you want to
    see it in action, point Netscape at news://jhm.moo.mud.org:8119/.  I
    recommend clicking on "thread" (to turn it off) and "date" (to get normal
    MOO order) These are also on JHM, #3652 (NNTP Daemon) and #911 (NNTP
    News Boy).  The help on the NNTPd might be interesting:
    http://jhm.moo.mud.org:7043/help/subject!%23911

    --Ben